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"Dislike" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "desagradar", and "don" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ponerse". Learn more about the difference between "dislike" and "don" below.
dislike()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. desagradar
Please, don't talk with your mouth full. I really dislike seeing you do that.Por favor, no hables con la boca llena. Me desagrada mucho verte hacer eso.
b. no gustar
I don't know why, but I dislike her as your friend.No sé por qué, pero no me gusta como amiga para ti.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (emotion)
a. la aversión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't have a dislike for roaches.No siento aversión por las cucarachas.
b. la antipatía (F) (for people)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have a dislike for the new neighbor; he is a very disagreeable person.Le tomé antipatía al nuevo vecino, es una persona muy desagradable.
b. la cosa que no gusta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The career counselor asked me to write a list of my likes and dislikes.El orientador me pidió que escribiera una lista de las cosas que me gustan y las que no.
don()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (formal) (to put on)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. ponerse
He donned the champions jersey and posed for the photographers.Se puso la camiseta de campeón y posó para los fotógrafos.
b. enfundarse
Grace donned an amazing gown for the ball.Grace se enfundó en un impresionante vestido para el baile.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el profesor universitario (M), la profesora universitaria (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He has enjoyed the life of a Cambridge don for years.Ha disfrutado de la vida de un profesor universitario de Cambridge durante años.
3. (mafia boss)
a. el capo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When the don offers a suggestion, it isn't a suggestion, it's an order.Cuando el don ofrece una sugerencia, no es una sugerencia, es una orden.
